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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1927
Page
4
Residents are urged to phone visits and notices to Number 14 as a courtesy to readers of the Delphi Citizen. The column invites reporting of any item of interest from guests or friends.
A long list of local social updates shows Ed Lynch’s business trip to Cayuga and trips by John Dye, E M Denniston, H T Mathews, and others. Visitors include Miss Bessie Rothenberger in Lafayette, Miss Rose Bennett in Kokomo, and Miss Geneva Ryan in Delphi. Mrs. Al Gurley suffered a stroke, and Mrs. Mary Ann Collins cares for a seriously ill relative. many residents host guests or travel to nearby towns such as Monticello, Urbana, and Chicago.
Kilbuck of the C I L and L Railroad a comedy drama presented at the K of C hall on Oct 12 and 13 with admission 15 and 35 cents. Delphi area residents attended the show and related events at the fair and visits in Lafayette.
Mrs A C Clauser was elected state secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Medical Society at the Indiana state meeting in Indianapolis last week. Mrs Grace Ferrier and Mrs Marie Frisbee plan to attend Grand Temple of the Order of Pythian Sisters in Indianapolis Thursday and Friday.
The Make Merry class of the Methodist Sunday school will hold a cooperative dinner this Thursday at the church for Rev and Miss Ruth Welker. Ruth is the 15 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs S C Welker of Delphi. The notice also lists visits and engagements of clergy and local residents.
The column records visits by Ed Beard and family near Owasco and Millard Beard with J. C. McManus at Idaville. It notes Mrs. McManus recovering from six weeks illness and announces Mrs. George Cartwright’s Los Angeles trip then a month in Denver, with California plans through spring. It mentions Indianapolis residents Mr. and Mrs. Clay Murphy visiting Rev and Mrs. Knox, and Murphy’s role at Indiana Steel Roof and Sash Co. Mrs. James P. Wason opens a gift and art shop on East Front Street with Red Rabbitt Shoppe displays from Denton Maryland. Delphian Martha Belle Moore, 12, underwent appendicitis surgery at Home Hospital Lafayette after a visit with the Reddings. Mary Redding plans to return home by November for a vacation. Also listed is a sale notice for Buff Orpington cock erie via Delphi phone with Mrs. Miles T. ms.
Miss Ruth Brown of Cutler spent the week end with Naomi and Jean Pruitt. Miss Gladys Diehl of Logansport visited Josephine Odell. Mrs. Harriet Gros is en route home after visits in Norfolk and Washington. Mrs. Lucille Good Wilcox of Fort Wayne visited her parents in Delphi last week. Rev. C J Reed and his mother attended mission services at Reynolds. J J Gaynor was taken to St Elizabeths hospital Lafayette for treatment. Mrs. Kyle Sharps and daughter Alice Jane of Peru visited Harry and Mrs Pearson. Florence Lathrope and Mrs Thom of Noblesville visited Jesse McPherson and Laura Griffith. Lt Cmdr John Gould Moyer and family plus Genevieve Ryan of Chicago toured Delphi. Misses Pearl Hanna Ada Smith Esther Wilson Ira Mears attended Mars theatre in Lafayette and heard Night Hawks orchestra. Harvey Reed C O Julius Forest Orr and William Brown went to Gary to meet Rev O P Manker. Mrs H M Johnson Gilbert Johnson and Nora Maxwell of Chicago were guests of J C OConner and Mrs Johnson plans a Battle Creek move.
Mrs June Been West of Canada visited Joseph Been and Jason Been and families and spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Van Blue in Carrollton township.
James H. Bradshaw hosted a Sunday dinner at Lafayette Country Club with Delphi relatives and friends. Guests included Ed Blythe and sister Lillian Blythe, plus several Lafayette and Delphi residents. Saturday's wedding tied Miss Margaret Schoener to Walter Hiser of Indianapolis. Hiser, previously an English teacher in Delphi High School, married at Indianapolis Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Mr and Mrs. Wylton Kline and Mrs. John Dawson hosted guests from Peru. Mary Louise Dawson Kline is now Mrs. Dawson. The couple then left for New York City to tour and engage with the Keith circuit for several weeks.
Style shoppers report quick turnover and up to the moment stock in suits hats caps shirts trousers shoes and ties at the store. The vendor promises rapid restocks and attentive service to help customers stay fashionable.
A remedy claims relief from sore throat in 15 minutes by a single internal swallow. Thoxine avoids chloroform and iron, marketed as safe for the family with a money back guarantee. Sold by Adams & Pearson and other drug stores at 365c 60c and $1.00. Cowdins handles plumbing jobs.
A Day ton News cartoon caption notes a man drives ten miles in a closed car to play eighteen holes despite cold drizzle, highlighting the quirks of outdoor exercise and human stubbornness.
A Pennsylvania inmate who sang popular tunes in his cell was released to make room for the man who wrote the songs. The report frames the decision as a swap to accommodate the songwriter.
The article states that more than a million pounds of tea are needed to supply Great Britain with its daily beverage. It emphasizes the scale of tea consumption and the role of tea in daily life.
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